Track bend for slide rails



Feb. 14, 1928.

J. E. WILSON TRACK BEND FOR SLIDE RAILS Filed Sept. 20. 1926 m T N E V m ATTO RN EY Patented Feb. 14, 1928.

-,UN!TED STATES,

I 1,659,178- PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES EDWARD WI SON, or LIN'ION, INDIANA.

TRACK BEND FOR SLIDE RAILS.

This invention relates to track bends for slide rails. q

The object is to provide a curved section of track which may be conveniently used in connection with the slide rails and holders shown and described in Patent Number 1,376,128, issued .to me on April 26, 1921.

The track bend of the present invention is designed to be readily transported in nonassembled condition toany point within a mine where it may be out of the way when not in use, and when a point has been reached at the end of the permanent track where it is desired to cut or mine a communicating door or passageway between one runway and another adjacent and parallel runway, the invention may be brought in sections and placedin position at the ends of the said slide rails, and coupled together to prevent displacement, for the purpose of enabling the mine car to berun oil" the permanenttrack and onto the slide rails and thenceonto the track bend so that the car maybe brought into close proximity to the side wall of the runway and the mined coal, etc. readily shovelled therein to be carried away. i

Another object is to provide an easily and cheaply made device of this character which is strong and durable and which maybe quickly set in position and locked together with the minimum expenditure of labor and loss of time, the sections comprising the" bend being constructed ma manner to allow of their-being placed to enable the car tobe headed either to the right hand or the left hand wall as desired.

A full and complete understanding of the invention may be obtained from a consideration of the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification; it being understood that while the drawingshows a practical form of the in vention, the latter is not to be confined to strict conformity with the showing thereof, but may be changed or modified, so long as such changes or modifications mark no ma terial departure from the salient features of the invention, as specifically pointed out in the appended claims. a p

In the drawing, in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several figures Figure 1 1s a plan view of the termmal portion of a permanent mine track having Application filed September 20, 1926. Serial No. 136,584.

the slide rails in position and showingthe improved track bend connected to the latter, Figure 2 is an enlarged tranverse sectional view takensubstantially. on the line 2-2 of Figure 1. I t

Figure 3 is a similar view taken on the line 33 of Figure 1. i

As fully disclosed in the aforesaid patent, it is the custom to lay the permanent rails l of the mine track in position asfast as the coal is mined at the end of the runway and space is provided therefor. J

When the coal has been mined some dis tance away from the ends of the permanent rails, and the 'car, standing upon the latter,

is too far from the end wall of the runway, to permit of the coal beingreadily'shoveled thereinto, the slide rails of the said patent are then brought into use to rest upon the last permanent tie 2 and immediately against the inner faces of the permanent rails, :as

shown, the latterbeing suitably braced and secured by spikes 3 in the usual manner.

The slide rails 4 are laid on theirsides with the ball or tread portions interfitting between the balls and base flanges of the permanent rails so thatthe same assume an angular position, and said slide rails are supported upon temporary, spaced ties 5 and secured to the last permanent tie 2 by means '1 they drop ofi" the same and onto the sides. of the ball portions of the slide rails with- .the flanges of the wheels in the uppermost depressed portions of the slide rails, and said car may then be rolled along to the ends of the slide rails whichare, located adjacent to iii) the end of the runway where the coal is to be mined, it being understood that the slide the temporary ties 5, as the same are neededin an obvious manner.

or mine a door or passageway through the side wall, either at one side or theother, to forma commin'ucation between two parallel runways, it has been found advantageous to run the nuns car up close to the face of the side wall to facilitate loadii'ig' the same,

lVhen the runway has been bored or. mined to a po nt where it is desired to out.

Figure 3. These couplings or sockets 14: are

-of the base flanges.

and that said car is too Far away from the side wall when the same is standing upon the permanent tracks, and it is this feature. that has brought about the present invention. J 1 r In places where the floor is soft, suitably spaced ties 7 are used, the same being placed in radial positions to approximate the curvature of the track bend and the arcuate rails i) of thetrack bend-are placed in position thereon. These'rails flare laid uponjtheir sides toaccord exactly iwith the aforesaid slide ails, as clearly shown in Figures 2 ai1ds3 of the drawing, the rails resting upon one edge of the base flange and upon the sides of the ball portions thereo't, and with the said flanges in opposed relation to each other. The ties 7 may be dispensed with where the floor is hard enougl'i to support the curved rails. "The rails 9 may be formed on any desired curve, the two rails being ,eoi'icentric and equally spaced apart throughout their lengths andintermediate between their ends are provided withears 10 which are welded or otherwise secured. to the inner faces Crossed tie rods 11, each: having a terminal eye '12 swivelled in an opposite pair of ears 10 are employed to, hold the arouate rails together, the tree ends ofsaid tierods being provided with books 13 which are engaged with the other pair of Gore 10 near the other ends of the rails, andthe said rods may be easily and quickly dlsengaged to permit the rails to be carriedSeparately and placed in position base flange o'f the inner, shorter curved being onthe outside thereof while the base with ease.

In order to saline the arcuate track section with the slide rails at, each curved rail ,9 1s provided at each end with socket inem-g ber 14 formed preferably of heavy sheet metal and termed to accord with the shape of the rails in cross section, as shown in \velded, riveted or otherwise secured to the ends of the rails 9 and extend substantially half their lengths beyond the ends of the rails and are similar in all respects to the sleeves or couplings shown in the abovementioned patent, except that they are permanently attached to and are carried by the rails 9.

" The couplings o1 sockets 14 thus permit the arcuate rails to be appliedto the endsof the slide rails in a manner to provide a turn either to the right or the left, depending upon which end 1s placed in alinen'ient. The

couplings are each provided with a bent por-rr tion 15 to engage the base flange portions of the arcuate rails and are alsoprovided with a bent portion 16 to engage the ball portions of the rails 9, so that a rigid connection is afforded between the slide rails and the arcuate track section.

Each coupling is provided on its inner it will be seen that the wheels of the mine air may easily roll oft the ends of the permanent track onto the balls of theangularly disposed slide rails and thence, over the relatively thin couplings,onto the arcuate track section to bring the car close to the right hand or the lcl'thand sidewall of a runway,

as desired, and, as the door or passageway lSfiXtGlltlBCl through said wall, either straight or curved rail sections may be added thereto as necessary.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a simple, cheap and strongand durable curred track section has been provided for use in connection with the slide rails of mine tracks and that the same may be easily handled and quickly placed in position for either a right or a left hand turn.

lVhat is claimed is:-, f

1. A'curved track section for extending the ends of slide rails to one side comprising inner and outer arcuatelybent rails of ord1 nary construction, said nrcuate ails being adapted to rest on their sides upon t es, the rail ;ed atone end to one of the'curved rails and detachably connectedat the other endsto the other curved rail, and tie rods hinged at one-endto one of the sockets and detaehably connected to the opposite socket at each end of the curvedrails saidtie rods acting to hold the latter inparallelism.

2. A curved track section for coaoti on with slide rails of mine trackscomprising an iunera-nd an. outer arcuato rail concentric to each other and each resting sidewiso upon ties or, su aports. the base flanges of the two railsheing opposite each other, inwardly directed ears secured to said base flanges, intermediate the ends of the rails.- tie rods each swivelled at one enfdto one of an opposite pair ofears and having hooks at their treercnds for connection with an opposite ear-near the other end of the rails, said tie rods being crossed, metal sockets tormed on ends of the slide rails and hold the curved being detachable at one end to permit sepa-V rate handling of the arcuate mils.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing 10 as my own, Ihave hereto atfixed my signature.

JAMES EDWARD WILSON. 

